Road trip : Lemery-Nasugbu-Tuy

 -Fantasy World-

Location: Brgy. Payapa, Lemery, Batangas 

 -back of fantasy world-

 -Canyon Woods-

Location: Brgy. Tamayo, Calaca, Batangas

 -aerial view from brgy. tamayo road-

 -Welcome Arch to Nasugbu, Batangas-

 -Entrance gate to Everest golf course, Don Bosco, Chapel
(Chapel on the hill), Mt. Batulao & Caleruega Church-

 -entrance gate of Sandari Batulao-

 -Welcome arch of Tuy-

-stop over at Mcdo Balayan & buy extra meal with the glass 

of coke for additional of P25-

Yellow bell

Scientific name: Allamandra cathartica Linn

Tagalog : Kampanilya

English : Yellow Bell

Allamanda, also known as the yellow bell flower or the golden trumpet, is a tropical shrub or vine. The plant is native to Brazil and has rich green foliage and bright yellow blooms. Vines are extremely sensitive to inappropriate growing conditions and require specific care to thrive. The Allamanda is not to be confused with Tecoma stans or the Fritillaria pudica, which are referred to commonly as "yellowbells." The bright yellow flowers on the Allamanda vine have overlapping petals that create a trumpet shape, and can have a diameter of up to 5 inches. Flowers come into bloom in groups of two or three which come from the tip of stem growth.

Medicinal Uses

• The Allamanda has been used by herbalists to treat a number of conditions including jaundice, malaria and constipation. It has also proven to have antibiotic properties effective against staphylococcus.

  

Gumamela Flower

Scientific name: Hibiscuss rosa-sinensis Linn

Tagalog: Gumamela

English: China rose, Hibiscus

Gumamela is cultivated as an ornamental flower throughout the Philippines. Gumamela flowers are used as an expectorant in bronchitis, for general coughs, as a refrigerant drink in fevers, medicinal used and for use in soaps and shampoos. It can come in a multitude of colors, such as purple, orange and pink. Gumamela has been used for centuries to treat skin ailments. The flower consists of 5 petals that form a bell shape. 

Road trip : Balayan Church

The  Immaculate Conception Parish Church traces its origin  from the church built out of light materials by the Franciscan Friars in 1579. The present stone church began to be constructed in 1749 under the supervision of the Jesuit Fathers and was completed in 1759. In 1876, the administration of the parish was transferred to the Secular clergy of Filipinos. It is now listed as a cultural heritage site in the country.

 Frontal view of balayan church's tower

side view of the tower

main entrance of the church

on the right side entrance of the church will see this. 

photos inside the church

-the mother & child-

Road trip : Our Lady of Caysasay church

Our Lady of Caysasay church was located Bgry Labac, Taal, Batangas. From Taal church going to Lemery, will noticed this signed board.

singed board going to Our Lady of Caysasay

an ancestral house that can be found in Barrio Labac going to the church of Our Lady of Caysasay

 church of Our Lady of Caysasay 

inside the church of Our Lady of Caysasay

Steps going to Well of Sta Lucia ("Balon ng Sta Lucia") I think 20 steps then turn left 

trekking to well just a five minutes walk from the church

the well of Sta Lucia ("balon ng Sta Lucia") now known as Holy Water (“Banal na Tubig”) have been known to possess miraculous attributes of healing to this day.  An arch with pediment was constructed after 1611 over the wells, which generally marks the spot of her apparitions, and is today called Holy Place(“Banal na Pook”). 

Road trip : Taal, Batangas

Basilica de San Martin de Tours in Taal is the largest church in Asia, standing 96 meters long and 45 meters wide. The Augustinian Missionaries started construction in 1756, but it was destroyed whenTaal volcano erupted in 1754. It took a century for the church to achieve its present form. St. Martin of Tours is the patron of Taal, whose feast is celebrated every November 11.

Taal Church frontal view

Taal Basilica was first built in present day San Nicolas, Batangas, by Fray.Deigo Espina in 1575 under the Augustinians, with San Martin de Tours as patron saint. In 1754 the church was destroyed along with the town Taal in the eruption of the Taal volcano. It was then that the church was transferred to its present site. Father Martin Aguirre donated the land for the new church in 1755, but in 1849 it was destroyed again by an earthquake. Construction of the new church began in 1856 to 1878, the Spanish architect Luciano Oliver commissioned to design and manage the construction of the present church. A small tower was made on its left side but it was destroyed during Japanese occupation. It was reconstructed later and it was then taller than the original. The church was made into a basilica on 8 December, 1954 and was declared a national shrine on January 16, 1974. The conical coronation of the Our Lady of Caysasay was also made in basilica in 1954. Taal Basilica is consider as the biggest church in the Philippines and in Asia.

History tablet of Church of Taal written in Filipino

4 photos above are the panorama view inside Taal Church

photos of saint that visible inside the church

Ancestral house of Marcella Marino De Agoncillo that also seen here in Taal

statue of Marcella Agoncillo

Statue of Marcella Agoncillo weaving the National Flag of the Philippine

Ancestral house & statue of Felipe Agoncillo

Renovation of ancestral house that can be seen in Taal

Taal, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. 

It is well known for its ancestral & heritage places 

like the famous Taal Church & Taal Volcano.